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Publish DateEffective DateCommentPublication Type
03/28/202404/27/2024Prevailing wage corrections to Divers & Diver Tenders note codes, as well as Surveyors apprentice rates. Correction
02/01/202403/02/2024Publishing the results of a Residential Construction survey. Correction
02/01/202403/02/2024February/March 2024 Wage Update Wage Update
09/29/202310/29/2023Correction for overtime language in several trades and counties. We are also correcting apprentice rates for the Laborers trade and Carpenters trade. Correction
08/25/202309/24/2023Prevailing wage rate corrections Correction
08/01/202308/31/2023August 2023 Wage Update Wage Update
05/12/202306/11/2023Correction to Shipbuilding & Ship Repair journey level rates for (New Construction). As well as Flagger apprentice level rates. Correction
04/18/202305/18/2023Correction to apprentice level rates in several counties of Eastern WA and Southwest WA. Trades impacted include Asbestos Abatement Workers, Laborers, and Laborers - Underground Sewer & Water. Correction
03/24/202304/23/2023Prevailing wage rate correction. Correction to Ironworkers overtime and holiday language. Correction to Roofers apprentice rates and overtime language. Correction
02/01/202303/03/2023February/March 2023 Wage Update Wage Update
11/16/202212/16/2022Corrections to Construction Site Surveyors rates in several counties. Correction
11/02/202212/02/2022This is a correction to the Divers & Tenders trade in Central and Western WA. We are adding one job classification, Dive Master/Supervisor. Correction
09/22/202210/22/2022Corrections to Laborers, Power Equipment Operators and Glaziers in several counties. Correction
09/13/202210/13/2022Correction to several prevailing wage rates. Correction
08/18/202208/31/2022The Prevailing Wage Program has made an emergency wage correction to Sprinkler Fitter rates in several Central and Eastern WA counties. This correction is necessary to correct errors identified after the August 1, 2022 wage rates publication was released. The corrections published today, August 18, 2022, will become effective on August 31, 2022, the original effective date for the August publication. At no time will the incorrect rates become the prevailing wage rate. Correction
08/01/202208/31/2022August 2022 Wage Update Wage Update
07/13/202208/31/2022Wage Agreement 23-A: Working Agreement Between Linoleum, Carpet & Soft Tile Applicators Local Union NO. 1236 and Floor Covering Contractors April 2020. Request to change wording on OT code (4Z). Wage Update
06/06/202207/06/2022Correction to several prevailing wage rates. Correction
02/01/202203/03/2022February/March 2022 Wage Update Wage Update
12/14/202101/13/2022Prevailing wage rate correction - correction to Truck Drivers and Truck Drivers Ready Mix. Overtime and holiday language changes only. Correction
12/01/202112/31/2021Prevailing wage rate correction. Correction
08/02/202109/01/2021August/September 2021 Wage Update Wage Update
06/03/202107/03/2021Prevailing wage rate correction. Journey and apprentice level corrections for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair trade. Corrections will impact new construction and ship repair rates. Correction
05/28/202106/27/2021Prevailing wage rate correction. Journey and apprentice level corrections for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair trade. Corrections will impact new construction and ship repair rates. Correction
05/11/202106/10/2021Prevailing wage rate correction: Journey and apprentice level corrections for Truck Drivers, and Truck Drivers - Ready Mix. Apprentice level corrections to Residential Laborers. Overtime and holiday language adjustments to Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, also impacting the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair trades. Correction
02/05/202103/07/2021Prevailing wage rate correction to the Metal Fabrication (In Shop) trade in Pierce County. Correction
02/01/202103/03/2021February/March 2021 Wage Update Wage Update
11/19/202012/19/2020Correction to several prevailing wage rates. Also, this publication will include adjustments to several Residential Construction wage rates due to the results of a wage and hour survey. Correction
08/11/202009/10/2020Prevailing wage rate correction to several trades: Fence Erectors, Flaggers, Hod Carriers & Mason Tenders, Laborers, Laborers - Underground Sewer & Water, Landscape Construction, Power Equipment Operators, Power Equipment Operators- Underground Sewer & Water, and Sign Maker & Sign Installers (Non-Electrical). Correction
08/03/202009/02/2020August/September Wage Update Publication Wage Update
05/11/202006/10/2020Prevailing wage rate correction to several trades: Asbestos Abatement Workers, Heating Equipment Mechanics, Laborers, Plasterers, and Sheet Metal Workers. Correction
02/03/202003/04/2020February/March 2020 Update Wage Update
10/08/201911/07/2019Prevailing wage rate correction to several trades: Carpenters, Divers & Tenders, Drywall Applicators, Insulation Applicators, Lathers, Millwrights, Pile Drivers, Power Equipment Operators, and Power Equipment Operators - Underground Sewer & Water. Correction
09/12/201910/12/2019Prevailing wage rate correction to several trades: Carpenters, Electrical Fixture Maintenance Workers, Electricians - Inside, Electronic Technicians, Painters, Plasterers, Plumbers & Pipefitters, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanics, Residential Carpenters, Residential Electricians, Residential Plumbers & Pipefitters, Residential Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanics, Surveyors, Telecommunication Technicians, Truck Drivers, and Truck Drivers - Ready Mix. Correction
08/01/201908/31/2019August 2019 Wage Update Wage Update
05/04/201906/03/2019Wage rate corrections to multiple Residential trades throughout Washington. Correction
03/29/201904/28/2019Prevailing wage rate correction to several trades: Ironworkers, Ready Mix Truck Drivers, Roofers, Shipbuilding & Ship Repair, and Truck Drivers. Correction
03/11/201903/11/2019Emergency correction for the purpose of publishing Landscape Maintenance wage rates throughout Washington State. Correction
02/01/201903/03/2019February/March 2019 Update Wage Update
09/21/201809/21/2018The Prevailing Wage Program has made an emergency wage correction to a number of trades and counties. This correction is necessary to correct errors identified after the August 1, 2018 wage rates publication was released. The corrections published today, September 21, 2018, will become effective immediately. Correction
08/31/201808/31/2018The Prevailing Wage Program has made an emergency wage correction to the a number of trades and counties. This correction is necessary to correct errors identified after the August 1, 2018 wage rates publication was released. The corrections published today, August 31, 2018, will become effective immediately on August 31, 2018. (At no time will the incorrect rates become the prevailing wage rate.) Correction
08/01/201808/31/2018August 2018 Wage Update Wage Update
02/01/201803/03/2018February/March 2018 wage update Wage Update
11/16/201712/16/2017The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the trade Elevator Constructors. This correction will affect prevailing wage rates in multiple Washington State counties. Correction
10/27/201711/26/2017This is a non-published correction to update wages for CBA 44-A. This correction published today October 27, 2017 and will become effective November 26, 2017. Correction
10/23/201711/22/2017The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the Tile Setter Trade in Snohomish County. Correction
09/19/201710/19/2017This is a non-published correction to update wages for CBA 14-A , 14-B, 8-A and 39-A. This correction published today September 19, 2017 and will become effective October 19, 2017. Correction
08/11/201708/31/2017The Prevailing Wage Program has made an emergency wage correction to the Truck Drivers trade. This correction is necessary to correct a data entry error identified after the August 1, 2017 wage rates publication was released. The error caused several rates to be published at $97.25 in several Western WA counties, when the rate should be $52.70. The correction published today, August 11, 2017, will become effective August 31, 2017. (At no time will the incorrect rate become the prevailing wage rate.) Correction
08/02/201709/01/2017The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the Truck Drivers Trade in King County. Correction
08/01/201708/31/2017August 2017 Wage Update Wage Update
04/13/201705/13/2017The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the trades Electricians - Power Line Construction and Power Line Clearance Tree Trimmers. This correction will affect prevailing wage rates in all 39 Washington State counties. Correction
02/21/201703/23/2017The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the Electricians - Inside trade in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties. Correction
02/01/201703/03/2017February/March 2017 Wage Update Wage Update
08/01/201608/31/2016August/September 2016 Wage Update Wage Update
03/14/201604/13/2016The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the Roofer Using Irritable Bituminous Materials Trade in Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason and Snohomish counties. Correction
03/10/201604/09/2016The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the Roofer Using Irritable Bituminous Materials Trade in Pierce and Thurston Counties. Correction
02/01/201603/02/2016February/March 2016 Wage Update Wage Update
11/02/201512/02/2015The Prevailing Wage Program has made a wage rate correction to the trade to one journey level wage rate for the trade Divers & Tenders in several Eastern Washington counties. The correction will only effect the occupation Surface Rcv & Rov Operator Tender. We have also made a correction to the apprenticeship wages associated with several trades: Carpenters, Drywall Applicators, Insulation Applicators, Residential Carpenters, Residential Drywall, Applicators, Lathers, Millwrights, Pile Drivers, as well as Diver & Tenders. The correction to apprentice wages will affect several counties in Eastern Washington These corrections published today, 11/02/2015 will become effective 12/02/2015. Correction
08/03/201509/02/2015August/September 2015 Wage Update Wage Update
02/06/201503/08/2015The Prevailing Wage Program has made a wage rate correction to the trade Sprinkler Fitters (Fire Protection). This correction will affect Skagit County. The corrections published today, 2/6/2015 will become effective in 30 days on 3/8/2015. Correction
02/02/201503/04/2015February/March 2015 Wage Update Publication. Wage Update
11/17/201412/17/2014The Prevailing Wage Program has made a wage rate correction to the trades Power Equipment Operators and Power Equipment Operators – Underground Sewer & Water. This correction will affect several Central and Western Washington counties. We have also made a wage rate correction to the trades: Brick Masons, Marble Setters, Stone Setters, Residential Brick Masons, Residential Marble Setters and Residential Stone Setters. This correction will affect several Central and Eastern Washington counties. These corrections published today, 11/17/2014 will become effective 12/17/2014. Correction
10/20/201411/19/2014The Prevailing Wage Program has made a wage rate correction to the trades Electricians - Inside and Telecommunication Technicians in several Eastern Washington counties. We have also made a correction to the overtime rules associated with several trades: Carpenters, Construction Site Surveyors, Divers and Tenders, Drywall Applicators, Insulation Applicators, Lathers, Millwrights, Pile Drivers, Residential Carpenters, and Residential Drywall Applicators. The correction to overtime rules will affect several counties in Central and Western Washington. These corrections published today, 10/20/2014 will become effective 11/19/2014. Correction
08/01/201408/31/2014August 2014 Wage Update Wage Update
03/14/201404/13/2014The Prevailing Wage Program has made a wage rate correction to the Electricians - Inside trade. The correction published today, March 14, 2014, will become effective April 13, 2014. The correction will only affect apprentice level wage rates. The correction will affect six Western WA counties. To view the corrected wage rates, please visit the Look Up Apprentice Wage Rates webpage at the following web address: https://fortress.wa.gov/lni/wagelookup/ApprenticeWageLookup.aspx, then select a date of 4/13/2014 or later. Correction
02/05/201403/05/2014The Prevailing Wage Program has made a wage rate correction to the Painters trade and the Shipbuilding & Ship Repair trade. The correction published today, February 5, 2014, will become effective March 5, 2014. Correction
02/03/201403/05/2014February/March 2014 Wage Update Wage Update
08/05/201309/04/2013The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to the trade Building Service Employees. This correction will affect prevailing wage rates for that trade in King County. Correction
08/01/201308/31/2013August 2013 Wage Update Wage Update
03/06/201304/05/2013The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to four trades: Construction Site Surveyors, Dredge Workers, Power Equipment Operators, and Power Equipment Operators-Underground Sewer & Water. This correction will reduce by thirty cents the wage rates for these four trades in several counties. Correction
02/01/201303/03/2013February/March 2013 Wage Update Wage Update
12/02/201201/01/2013The Prevailing Wage Program has published the results of the Truck Drivers, Ready Mix Truck Drivers wage survey. The results of this survey will become effective on January 1, 2013 and will affect several counties. Correction
08/31/201209/30/2012The Prevailing Wage Program has made a 30-day correction to three trades: Ironworkers, Roofers and Soft Floor Layers. This correction will affect several counties. Correction
08/29/201208/31/2012The Prevailing Wage Program has made an emergency wage correction to the Painters trade. This correction is necessary to correct errors that were identified in a survey response submitted during the wage and hour survey process and will affect Spokane county. The correction published today, August 29, 2012, will become effective August 31, 2012. Correction
08/21/201208/22/2012The Prevailing Wage Program has made an emergency wage correction to the trade Plumbers and Pipefitters. This correction is necessary to correct errors that were identified in a survey response submitted during the wage and hour survey process, and will affect Adams and Grant counties. The correction published today, August 21, 2012, will become effective August 22, 2012. Correction
08/01/201208/31/2012August 2012 Wage Update. Wage Update
07/30/201208/01/2012The Prevailing Wage Program has made an emergency correction to the trade Plumbers and Pipefitters. This correction is necessary to correct errors that were identified in survey responses submitted during the wage and hour survey process, and will affect Kittitas and Yakima counties. The correction published today, July 30, 2012, will become effective August 1, 2012. Correction
06/14/201207/14/2012This is a correction for the trade: Roofers. This correction will affect Pierce and Thurston counties. Correction
06/01/201206/01/2012Emergency Correction to Plumbers & Pipefitters in Benton and Yakima counties. This change corrects errors identified in survey responses submitted during the wage-and-hour survey process. Correction
02/01/201203/02/2012February/March 2012 Wage Update Wage Update
09/29/201110/29/2011This is a correction for the trade: Elevator Constructors. This correction will affect several Southwestern Washington counties. Correction
09/07/201110/07/2011This is a correction for two trades: Plumbers & Pipefitters, as well as Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanics. This correction will affect several Western Washington counties. Correction
08/26/201109/25/2011This is a correction for the Trade Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Finishers effecting several Western Washington counties. Correction
08/01/201108/31/2011August 2011 Wage Update Wage Update
03/14/201103/14/2011Emergency Correction to Drywall Tapers in Spokane County: An error was identified in a survey response submitted during the wage-and-hour survey process. Correction
02/01/201103/03/2011February/March 2011 Wage Update Wage Update
01/24/201101/24/2011Emergency Correction to Glaziers in Clark County: An error was identified in a survey response submitted during the wage-and-hour survey process. This wage rate correction was originally published as a 30-day correction on 1/6/2011, to be effective on 2/5/2011. This emergency correction supersedes the previous 30-day correction. Correction
01/06/201102/05/2011This is a correction to the Glaziers rate in Clark County. An error was identified and corrected, in a survey response submitted during the wage-and-hour survey process. Correction
01/04/201102/03/2011This is a correction to Construction Site Surveyors rate in Clark County. An error was identified in a survey response submitted during the wage-and-hour survey process. Correction
12/01/201012/31/2010Correction to one Construction Site Surveyor rate in Clallam County. Correction
11/12/201012/12/2010Correction to Construction Site Surveyors rates in Pierce and Thurston County. Correction
10/20/201010/20/2010This is an Emergency Correction for the Trades Glaziers and Residential Glaziers effecting several Western Washington counties. There is also an Emergency Correction for the Trade Ironworkers effecting several Eastern Washington counties. Correction
10/15/201011/14/2010Wage Rates for Construction Site Surveyors (See "Surveyors" in the Trade List) have been corrected as the result of a wage-and-hour survey in several counties. Correction
09/02/201009/02/2010Emergency Correction to several classifications for the Trades Power Equipment Operators and Power Equipment Operators-Underground Sewer and Water in Lewis, Pacific, Pierce and Thurston Counties. Correction
08/02/201009/01/2010August/September Wage Update Wage Update
07/22/201007/22/2010Emergency correction to Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanics in King County. Correction
06/11/201006/11/2010Emergency correction to Residential Glaziers in Thurston county. Correction
06/10/201006/11/2010Emergency correction to Commercial Glaziers in Thurston County. Correction
04/08/201005/08/2010Emergency correction to Plumbers and Pipefitters Correction
03/08/201003/09/2010Emergency correction to Construction Site Surveyor Correction